Controlling Interest

The Growth of Conglomerates and Their Influence on Global Affairs

The first account on film of the growth of multinational corporations, their impact on people at home and abroad, and their influence on U.S. foreign policy.

This is the film that helped kick-off the anti-globalization movement. Upon its release, CONTROLLING INTEREST quickly became a standard "audio-visual text" for those concerned about the growing impact of multinational corporations on global affairs. The film examines how the ever-increasing concentration and velocity of capital affect employment in the U.S., shape patterns of development in the Third World, and influence our nation's foreign policy.

"The film Network served as a fictional primer on the 'anything goes' philosophy of the international conglomerate. This substantive documentary offers a valuable and illuminating account of the growth of conglomerates and their influence on global affairs." - Newsday

"A bruising expose! Hopscotching the hemisphere, the film is interspersed with scenes in a small Massachusetts city about to be deserted for the sunbelt by the corporation that has dominated its economy for a century. The not-so-secret stars of the film are the various corporation executives interviewed throughout. Their shameless fealty to the profit motive and casual barbarisms couldn't be bettered by wooden dummies dangled on Karl Marx's knee." - J. Hoberman, Village Voice